I’ve done it. I’ve bitten the bullet and purchased some absinthe. The Green Fairy. The liquor that was thought to have driven Van Gogh himself insane — it was actually the lead in his paints, but this isn’t an art column.
One thing that has been really amazing since I started this little project has been all the cool, kind and all-around awesome people I’ve had the chance to meet. I’ve also been able to keep up-to-date on some new liquors coming on to the scene.
Week three, you're up! No pushing, shoving or kicks to the back of the shins, you got that? You've waited for your turn, now you're up. That s right, it's the third week of The Bar Napkin, where I feature one real member of the cocktail world to talk about themselves, give a unique cocktail recipe and let us review it!
"Las armas nacionales se han cubierto de gloria." (English: The national arms have been covered with glory) — Ignacio Zaragoza, 1862
One wouldn’t think that in a town the size of Dodge City, Kansas — a whopping 30,000-plus people — that there would be much of an arts culture.
A week or two ago, Bacardi sent a message across its Twitter count. The announcement was enough to send me — a certified booze nerd — into conniptions. A new flavor was on the way! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! I chortled in my joy. (With apologies to Lewis Carroll).
Knowledge at Noon, sponsored by the Ford County Extension office, will feature information about beef: choices, preparation and flavor.
With households watching every penny, a growing number of Americans are ditching their takeout menus and heading into the kitchen to cook dinner at home. The trouble is, many don't know how.
"We have forgotten how to cook," says author Mollie Katzen, best known for "The Moosewood Cookbook." As families learned to rely on dialing for pizza, they stopped being able to bake their own.
Daughters Elizabeth, 15, and Susan, 13, are putting in another day of detasseling corn. Susan was hired last week after a few others quit. She was glad to get a chance to earn some money. It has been very hot, though, and they put in a good day’s work. The corn is really high in some fields making it even harder work. Elizabeth was off a few days last week after she poked her eye with a tassel. They wear eye protection but this one went up under her eyeglasses.
